# \[PATCH v4 12/12\] sequencer: use the "octopus" merge strategy without forking

- From: Alban Gruin \<hidden\>
- Date: 2020-11-13 12:11:06 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2020/11/7865242
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2020/06/7851045/t.md

```text
This teaches the sequencer to invoke the "octopus" strategy with a
function call instead of forking.

Signed-off-by: Alban Gruin <redacted>
---
 sequencer.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index ff411d54af..746afad930 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -2005,6 +2005,9 @@ static int do_pick_commit(struct repository *r,
 		if (!strcmp(opts->strategy, "resolve")) {
 			repo_read_index(r);
 			res |= merge_strategies_resolve(r, common, oid_to_hex(&head), remotes);
+		} else if (!strcmp(opts->strategy, "octopus")) {
+			repo_read_index(r);
+			res |= merge_strategies_octopus(r, common, oid_to_hex(&head), remotes);
 		} else
 			res |= try_merge_command(r, opts->strategy,
 						 opts->xopts_nr, (const char **)opts->xopts,
-- 
2.20.1

```